HOW TO CAST-ON STITCHES

2. Attach the slip knot to the needleSlide a needle into the knot (1) and pull on the tail yarn to tighten the knot (2).

3. Cast-on the stitches

Hold the needle in your left hand, with tail end of the yarn placed to the left and working yarn, leading to the yarn ball, placed to the right. Place the working yarn in your right hand, over your index, holding your hand like a pistol (3).

nsert the needle under the working yarn, from right to left to form a loop on the needle (4-5).

Grab the tail yarn with your left hand (6), and wrap it around the needle counterclockwise, passing over (7) then under the needle (8).

ass the loop on your right index over the point of the needle from right to left (9-10) and pull the working yarn (11-12).

Keep casting-on stitches until you have the number of stitches you want on the needle.